The autumn tiger hurts people's spleen and stomach, hurts people's yang energy, and teaches you a few tricks to "reduce the tiger" to prevent dryness!
Autumn tigers, will hurt people
The people call the weather conditions that are still very hot after the beginning of autumn "autumn tigers".
From the conventional point of view, after the beginning of autumn, it has entered autumn, and the weather should gradually become cooler, but the high temperature kills a horse gun, and the hot weather reappears, just like a tiger is unreasonable, domineering and authoritarian, which makes people feel hot and uncomfortable, so it is called "autumn tiger".
Once the autumn tiger is powerful, it will have the following "hurtful tricks":
1. Cause itchy skin and difficulty in defecation
After the beginning of autumn, the loss of human body fluid will cause symptoms such as dry lips, dry hair, dry and itchy skin, and the intestines will also become dry due to dry air damage, and many people will feel dry stool in this season.
2. High incidence of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases
On hot and sultry days, the human body sweats a lot and the blood viscosity increases, which can easily lead to the occurrence of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases such as thrombosis and myocardial infarction. At the same time, the human sympathetic nerve is excited, the heart rate increases, and the coronary artery constriction increases the risk of coronary heart disease in a high temperature environment.
3. Hurt the spleen and stomach and damage yang qi
At the turn of summer and autumn, people's spleen, stomach and digestive ability are in a relatively weak state. At this time, the high temperature of the autumn tiger makes it difficult for people to resist the temptation of raw and cold food, and once these foods are eaten too much, it is easy to damage the yang qi and cause harm to the human body's functions. The weakness of the spleen and stomach leads to a decrease in immune function, which makes it possible for various diseases to take advantage of the weakness.
Anti-tiger, moxibustion four acupoints
1. Yingxiang acupoint: moistens the lungs and prevents dryness
The autumn tiger is full of dryness and evil, and the autumn dryness hurts the lungs and hurts the lungs, and the human body is prone to the disease of upper respiratory tract infection, so we should pay attention to moistening the lungs and preventing dryness. Moxibustion Yingxiang acupoint has the effect of clearing heat and dissipating wind, removing dryness and moistening the lungs, and promoting the nasal passages.
Location of acupoints: next to the midpoint of the outer edge of the alar of the nose, as the middle of the nasolabial fold.
2. Jiquan Acupoint: Regulate Qi and protect the heart
High temperature weather has a great impact on the blood circulation system, and if the flow of qi and blood is not smooth, people will have a feeling of chest tightness. Jiquan acupoint is the key acupoint of the hand Shaoyin Heart Sutra, which has a good effect on regulating heartache, chest tightness, dry throat and polydipsia.
Location of acupuncture: axillary apex, axillary artery pulse.
3. Daling Acupoint: Strengthen the stomach and eliminate food
After the beginning of autumn, some people began to "paste autumn fat", but "too much" is prone to indigestion, moxibustion Daling acupoint can eliminate food, stagnation, reduce stomach fire, remove heart fire, and improve stomach motility.
Location of acupoints: at the midpoint of the transverse stria of the palmar carpus, between the tendon of the palmaris longus and the flexor carpi radialis.
4. Zusanli acupoint: dispel dampness and strengthen the body
The hot and high temperature of the tiger in autumn is easy to hurt the spleen and stomach, and it will also cause the body's energy consumption to be large, and the body's immunity will decrease. Regular moxibustion can dispel dampness and strengthen the body, replenish the body and invigorate the qi, strengthen the spleen and stomach, and help the right and dispel evil.
Location of acupoints: the outside of the calf, 3 inches below the calf's nose, and the calf's nose is connected to Jiexi.
Stay healthy
The autumn tiger is in the alternating period of high temperature and humidity in summer and autumn, on the one hand, the autumn is dry, and on the other hand, the body is still accumulating summer humidity. Therefore, at this time, it is necessary to prevent dryness and dispel dampness.
1. Eat lightly
Should eat less greasy, fried, spicy and other foods to prevent spicy and warm heat, aggravate the symptoms of lung dryness and damp heat, should eat more anti-dryness and yin, nourish the kidneys and moisten the lungs of the diet, such as white fungus, honey, green vegetables, bananas, autumn pears, grapes, etc., but also with some dampness and stagnation, and stomach and spleen food, such as lotus seeds, barley, winter melon, lotus root, yam, etc.
2. Replenish water
The simplest and most important way to prevent dryness in autumn is to actively replenish water. Adults drink at least 1200 ml of water (about 6 cups) a day, the weather is getting drier and drier after the beginning of autumn, and the water evaporated by the human skin increases every day, in order to replenish these losses in time, it is necessary to replenish water in small quantities and many times, which can keep the skin smooth and hydrated, and can also effectively prevent constipation.
3. Dehumidify the body
Dry or change into dry clothes in time after rain or sweating, and do not blow the air conditioner violently to prevent the invasion of external evils. Regular exercise can accelerate the discharge of moisture from the body, running, walking, swimming, mountaineering are all good choices, it is recommended to exercise in the morning and evening when it is cooler, and at the same time pay attention to control the amount of exercise, in order to prevent excessive sweat loss caused by fluid loss.
4. Emotional recuperation
At this time, the weather is hot and the air is dry, and people are easy to feel irritable, so health preservation should be done to "quit anger and irritability", and should keep the mood open, feel comfortable, and be at ease.